Comments on: The Great Escape: Month 32 Roundup https://www.alexinwanderland.com/the-great-escape-month-32-roundup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-great-escape-month-32-roundup Sun, 27 Dec 2015 02:02:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: Alex https://www.alexinwanderland.com/the-great-escape-month-32-roundup/#comment-1233414 Sun, 27 Dec 2015 02:02:05 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=22413#comment-1233414 In reply to Jamie.

Hey Jamie! My highlights from Ecuador are covered here and in my Month 31 roundup, so that’s where I would start! Banos, Mindo and Montanita were my three favorites, with Cuenca a close fourth. Mindo would definitely be the easiest hop from Quito. Enjoy your time in Ecuador!

]]> By: Jamie https://www.alexinwanderland.com/the-great-escape-month-32-roundup/#comment-1231667 Sun, 20 Dec 2015 23:56:32 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=22413#comment-1231667 Hi Alex!

I stumbled across your blog and I’m absolutely OBSESSED. Traveling has always been one of my favorite things and I would consider myself extremely lucky if I am ever able to build up a repertoire like yours! I am, however, heading to Ecuador in one week and wanted to ask your advice. I’m going to be living with a local family in Quito and volunteering at a local school for three weeks. While the main purpose of my trip is volunteering and not sightseeing, I would hate to miss out on everything that Ecuador has to offer! I know you’ve been there and have done incredible things. I was wondering if you could give me any info on the must-see/must-do things in Ecuador as my weekends will be free for adventuring.

Thank you so much and I look forward to reading more about your endeavors!

Jamie

]]> By: Alex https://www.alexinwanderland.com/the-great-escape-month-32-roundup/#comment-1117550 Sat, 18 Apr 2015 01:02:41 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=22413#comment-1117550 In reply to Shannon.

Hey Shannon! I didn’t take any internal flights within Panama — just bussed around! International flights will absolutely be cheapest in and out of Panama City. If time is not a factor, I’d recommend traveling overland from there. If it is, you’ll have to weigh up what’s of more value, the money or the time 🙂 Hope that helps! Let me know if I answered your question.

]]> By: Shannon https://www.alexinwanderland.com/the-great-escape-month-32-roundup/#comment-1115811 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 13:36:03 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=22413#comment-1115811 Hi Alex, I’m going on a medical mission trip for a week in Panama this summer, but I love exploring and was considering sticking around and getting to know the area for a while once it ended. The only thing currently stopping me is my budget. Do you have any advice on finding cheap flights from Florida to Panama? I saw that you stayed at Aqua Lounge. I had heard about that before and was interested in staying there as well. Did you fly from Panama City there or is there an alternative/cheaper way? I know the flight wasn’t terribly expensive to David, but I would have to pay for it there and back to Panama City because (from what I have found so far) the flights are much cheaper leaving from Panama City back to the States, than from David. Please let me know if you have any tips or advice, it would be greatly appreciated 🙂

]]> By: Kara https://www.alexinwanderland.com/the-great-escape-month-32-roundup/#comment-516394 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 17:36:18 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=22413#comment-516394 In reply to Alex.

I’ll be there for a month but as a leader on a trip with high schoolers so I don’t have control over my itinerary, unfortunately. I’m sure anything you post will get me excited!

]]> By: Alex https://www.alexinwanderland.com/the-great-escape-month-32-roundup/#comment-515591 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 11:34:34 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=22413#comment-515591 In reply to Kara.

I was there for a super brief time but hopefully I can post something that gets you excited about your trip 🙂 How long are you going for?

]]> By: Alex https://www.alexinwanderland.com/the-great-escape-month-32-roundup/#comment-515585 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 11:32:37 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=22413#comment-515585 In reply to tammyonthemove.

Clearly you are way better at slowing down than I am 🙂 I am working on it, though!

]]> By: Alex https://www.alexinwanderland.com/the-great-escape-month-32-roundup/#comment-515529 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 11:17:26 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=22413#comment-515529 In reply to Sofie.

I’ve only just started to research the trip, but I did see something about the airport being expensive to get to! We have the same here in New York actually, a regular subway ride is $2.75 but to get to the airport on the subway is an extra $5 🙂

]]> By: Kara https://www.alexinwanderland.com/the-great-escape-month-32-roundup/#comment-514465 Thu, 24 Apr 2014 02:39:56 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=22413#comment-514465 I’m going to be in Costa Rica in a few weeks – can’t wait to hear what your experiences are like!

]]> By: tammyonthemove https://www.alexinwanderland.com/the-great-escape-month-32-roundup/#comment-514156 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 23:02:48 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=22413#comment-514156 I can so understand that you had to slow down. We have done the same first in Sucre, Bolivia (stayed for 7 weeks) and now in Arequipa, where we are staying for 2 months in total. It is a really nice way to properly interact with locals too and also to get to know more unknown places that are not overrun by tourists all the time.

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